Nothing more disappointing to me than seeing a game I might enjoy… and then it’s only available on PC on Epic Games store. Why can’t it be available on Epic, Xbox game store and Steam? It’s so annoying, like you have no choice but to use Epic… which I would literally do ANYTHING not to use.

  • AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    23 days ago

    Steam has an estimated revenue of 8.6bn out of PC gaming’s overall 45bn.

    Do you have a source on that? I’d love to quote it in future

      • MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        13·
        23 days ago

        Does the image have a source? Also I don’t think just revenue some us the only Barometer for a monopoly. If something has very few users but had really high prices that they’re willing to pay for them by your metric they’d be closer to a monopoly than steam

        • woelkchen@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          23 days ago

          Does the image have a source?

          Yes, the image has a source and everything is detailed in the lower part of the image.

          Also I don’t think just revenue some us the only Barometer for a monopoly. If something has very few users but had really high prices that they’re willing to pay for them by your metric they’d be closer to a monopoly than steam

          But that’s exactly why the EU classified Apple as digital gatekeeper: iPhones have a lower installed base than Android in the EU but higher spending.

          Given the massive popularity of Fortnite, I wouldn’t bet if Steam has a higher installed base than EGS. People just prefer to buy on Steam.

          • MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            1·
            22 days ago

            The apple thing wasn’t about apple vs android for a monopoly. It was about how there’s no alternative option on ios for purchasing apps. Android is completely irrelevant to that decision.

            • woelkchen@lemmy.worldEnglish
              1·
              22 days ago

              The apple thing wasn’t about apple vs android for a monopoly. It was about how there’s no alternative option on ios for purchasing apps.

              Nobody in the EU would have cared if the commercial app market wasn’t dominated by Apple. Plenty of devices out there don’t let you install random stuff off the internet but if the market dominance isn’t there, the EU won’t care.

              • MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
                1·
                22 days ago

                I can’t think of any other devices that have apps in the same sense where other developers can also release their apps as long as there is a cut for the platform holder where there is no other legal alternative to get apps elsewhere.

                The only examples I can think of are games consoles, but they are seemingly next on the chopping block. I think the only thing that has stopped that from happening as soon as the apple one is the fact that for the majority of games, you can still get them physically elsewhere at prices that aren’t completely dictated by the platform holder.